According to the investigation, he was promised 100 thousand dollars for carrying out the contract killing of the general. On the morning of December 18, the Investigative Committee of Russia reported the detention of a suspect in the murder in the Moscow region. The suspect turned out to be a citizen of Uzbekistan born in […]
According to the investigation, he was promised 100 thousand dollars for carrying out the contract killing of the general.
On the morning of December 18, the Investigative Committee of Russia reported the detention of a suspect in the murder in the Moscow region.
The suspect turned out to be a citizen of Uzbekistan born in 1995.
According to the investigation, he testified that he was recruited by Ukrainian special services, who promised him a monetary reward of 100 thousand dollars and assistance in relocating to one of the European countries.
It is reported that the detainee stated that he received a homemade explosive device in Moscow and placed it on an electric scooter parked near the entrance of the residential building where Kirillov lived.
In addition, he rented a car from a car-sharing service, in which he installed a surveillance camera.
The Investigative Committee continues the investigation, establishing all the circumstances and checking the possible involvement of foreign intelligence services in the murder.
According to media reports, information about the perpetrator of the murder was passed to Moscow by the authorities of Uzbekistan.
As previously reported, the explosion in Moscow resulted in the deaths of the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Russia, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov. The Investigative Committee has opened a case under several articles, including terrorism.
The Russian authorities stated that the customer of the murder was the Ukrainian authorities.